Although I have several favorite romance novels by writers ranging, alphabetically, from Mary Balogh to Joan Wolf, I’ve chosen one by Eva Ibbotson as my all-time desert isle “keeper” because she seems to be a writer often overlooked by many romance readers — and one that they very well might enjoy as much as I…
The Plain People are a religious group, similar to the Amish or the Mennonites. A member of their sect, “Plain” Rachel Yoder, lives peacefully on her Montana ranch, tending to her sheep and enjoying her “straight and narrow” way of life. She is not truly happy, though, and every time she looks at her ten-year-old…
(Sigh) Gosh, I don’t know…this is one of those books that’s hard to review, because there are probably many readers who will like this book a lot, probably better than I did. Not that I didn’t like it; I did. The Drifter is very well written – beautiful imagery, vivid descriptions of the Northwest and…
I like an author that knows her audience is intelligent. Judith Ivory writes elegantly and is not afraid to use larger words. She writes like she knows we can understand the more complicated phrases, like she knows we can hold an idea in our heads for longer than a page. Sleeping Beauty, although slightly complicated…
When I think of Ireland, I think of a land full of history and magic. I think of centuries full of tradition and folk tales. Magic is a book that brings all of these things to life. Ireland is overrun by wealthy English landowners that want nothing more of their Irish land dwellers than more…
Sandra Brown is well-known for her contemporary novels, but Hidden Fires is an example of one of her attempts at a historical romance novel. The characters, plot, setting, and conflict of the novel are very typical, nothing special or out of the ordinary. Not too complicated, not too sensual, and not too surprising, Hidden Fires…
Splendor wasn’t bad. I hadn’t heard of Brenda Joyce before picking up the book, so I didn’t have any particular expectations (like I do before starting a Julie Garwood). Although the characters and the situation were not entirely believable, the book was packed with lots of conflict, action, and interesting historical facts. I can say…
Hostage Bride is the first in a trilogy by Jane Feather. Set during the English Civil War, each of these stories is linked by their heroines, Portia, Olivia, and Phoebe, who become “blood” sisters at a wedding attended by all three. Each young woman is unique, yet are united in their wish to never marry….
When I picked up this book, I thought there was no way it could be as humorous as the back cover implied. Well, I was right, but it wasn’t lack of humor that subtracted from Dear Stranger’s many delightful qualities. In many ways, Dear Stranger is a gentle, somewhat humorous look at the developing romance…
It was a dark and stormy book. That phrase kept running through my mind when I read The Bride Finder, Susan Carroll’s new paranormal romance. The Bride Finder comes with glowing recommendations from seven romance writers. Is it as good as the cover blurbs? No – it’s a fair book, but I was not bowled…
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